by Harvey BottIs there an Art guys Global-Village Media-Mafia that continually offersanother deal the local art press cannot resist? What is too much press?No one exhibition or performance by or of the Aaart Guize seems tohave generated as much concentrated press as the "Good and Plenty"show in the new Lesikar Gallery, at 2119 Union in the "newest art hotbed," the Washington-Memorial Corridor. This Lesikar inaugural wasalso the first Houston commercial gallery exhibition for the Never AOne Man Show=Art Gize. But ARTE GIZE INK are everywhere:".../Between Two Worlds" at the C.A.M., the Assistance League annual$lottery at Texas Art Celebration, the M.F.A.'s "Speaking of Artists:Words and Works from Houston," and El Palomar Mexican Cafe. Evenmore post-post-Duchampian works likely coming from West EndGallery's Anonymous Show.While considering the anonymous, Michael Galbreth and Jack Massingat the Art Guys Warehouse were interviewed by Harvey J. Bott to seewhat the ART GUISE INK think about such a protracted use of the pressas an art medium.HJB: "The Street" has it that the Art Guyz are overexposed,especially in the media. How does this effect the work?AGI: We're not quite overexposed yet. The critical art press preachesonly to the converted, which is but a small segment of the population.The man on the street doesn't have any idea who the AAAArt Guise are.When we get as much ink as Madonna or Michael Jackson yourquestion will be relevant. Besides, we don't cultivate any of the hype.We are very shy, very reserved.HJB: Where does the performing emotional control emanate?AGI: Everything is very serious. Emotions become another sculpturalmedium, as in Try To Cry. It's material out there to work with asneeded. And of course there's stage fright as another material toconsider.HJB: How do you feel the local art press has responded to the ArtGuise intense work/fun intent?AGI: We pay more attention to press quantity than quality. Two or threepages makes us happy. A couple of paragraphs is a downer. Other

"Our work is not introspective.The Art Gyse are not out there tryingto 'express' themselves. We areinvestigating and playing. And playingis a most important sophisticatedmeans of exploring ideas."